Water Supply in Pompeii and Herculaneum
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Water Supply in Pompeii and Herculaneum Susmita Mukherjee
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Water Supply in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Susmita Mukherjee. Forms of Water Supply. 1. Wells 2. Rainwater catchment and storage 3. Aqueducts/pressurized pipelines. Rainwater Catchment. -In the atrium, a process similar to the sketch would be used - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Water Supply in Pompeii and HerculaneumSusmita Mukherjee
Forms of Water Supply1. Wells2. Rainwater catchment and storage3. Aqueducts/pressurized pipelines
Rainwater Catchment-In the atrium, a process similar to the sketch would be used
-In the peristyle however catchment and filtering of rainwater was done differently
Rainwater Catchment
Pressurized Pipelines: Source
Pressurized Pipelines: Sources
Pressurized Pipelines: Delivery
Pressurized Pipes: Uses
Pressurized Pipes: Uses
Pressurized Pipes: Uses
Sanitation